Review

State Of Decay Review – The Undead Plague Is One Problem Among Many

… desperation and doom – despite widespread technical and design issues.  … The Undead Plague Is One Problem Among Many …

blog herding

Blog Herding: Community Edition 05/09/13

… of which examine the intricacies associated with video game design and those who actually design them. … Blog Herding: Community Edition 05/09/13 …

contest

Enter Our Luigi's Mansion/Dynamite Cop T-Shirt Design Contest

… Enter Our Luigi's Mansion/Dynamite Cop T-Shirt Design Contest … Submit your entry for a chance to win a prize from the Game Informer vault. … Enter Our Luigi's Mansion/Dynamite Cop T-Shirt Design Contest …

News

Crytek Gives Okay To Fan-Made Resurrection Of TimeSplitters

… Demo for TimeSplitters Rewind hopefully by December, with game soon after. … Crytek Gives Okay To Fan-Made Resurrection …

News

Machinarium Comes To PS Vita March 26

… Comes To PS Vita March 26 … The indie puzzle-adventure game is being released on the PS Vita with all original …

News

ZombiU Creators Talk Game Origins And Permadeath

… ZombiU Creators Talk Game Origins And Permadeath … Story design writer Gabrielle Shrager and co-writer Antony Johnston discussed the game’s origins as Killer Freaks from Outer Space and what it …

gdc 2013

Jason Rohrer Wins GDC’s Final Game Design Challenge

… Jason Rohrer Wins GDC’s Final Game Design Challenge … This theme of this final Game Design Challenge was the last game that would ever be …

collectibles

Transformers: Fall Of Cybertron-Inspired Titan Figure Unveiled At Toy Fair

… ever produced is on its way late this year, and its design draws from the character’s recent appearance in the game from High Moon Studios. … Transformers: Fall Of …

Preview

Power Of Illusion Mixes Old And New Disney Games

… Illusion is aiming to please.  … Mixing Old And New Disney Game Design

News

Rice University Offering A Course Featuring Skyrim Assignments

… … Rice University in Houston, TX, which is not a video game design school, is offering a class titled Scandinavian …

News

The Unfinished Swan Music and Sound Developer Diary

… The Unfinished Swan Music and Sound Developer Diary … Music is an important part of any game, but in an artsy title …

Preview

See How Traffic Makes A Difference In Forza Horizon

… In Forza Horizon … A new developer diary shows the game's open-world design, and how players aren't the only ones on the road. … …

Review

Wreckateer Review

… of Arcade promotion. Like many Kinect games, its great design concept is let down by spotty controls. … Good Design Marred By Spotty Execution …

News

Katamari Damacy Featured In New York MoMA Exhibit

… Damacy Featured In New York MoMA Exhibit … Namco Bandai's game is part of the Museum of Modern Art's new Century of the Child: Growing by Design exhibit. … Katamari Damacy Featured In New York MoMA …

Feature

Super Metroid T-Shirt Contest: The Winners Are...

… T-Shirt Contest: The Winners Are... … We turned to the Game Informer community to design two different Super Metroid-themed Super Replay …

Review

King's Bounty: Warriors of the North Review – An Older Design, But It Still Checks Out

… welcome balance tweaks, but the game itself is effectively identical to the last three. … An Older Design, But It Still …

gamer culture

Artist Imagines Lost As An '80s Point And Click Adventure Game

… Artist Imagines Lost As An '80s Point And Click Adventure Game … Penney Design, a graphic design company in London, England, has … television show Lost as an '80s point and click adventure game. … Artist Imagines Lost As An '80s Point And Click …

News

Pikmin 3 Will Be More Like The First Game

… Pikmin 3 Will Be More Like The First Game … Nintendo Buddha, Shigeru Miyamoto said that he didn't like the design choices made during Pikmin 2, and that the third entry will be more in line with the first Pikmin game. … Pikmin 3 Will Be More Like The First Game

video feature

Why Audio Matters In The Last Of Us

… … The audio lead for The Last of Us talks about the sound design of the game and tracking down their dream composer. … Why Audio …

News

343 Talks Halo 4 Master Chief Design

… 343 Talks Halo 4 Master Chief Design … The long-awaited Halo game from 343 Industries is in the works, and the studio is … take on the series hero. … 343 Talks Halo 4 Master Chief Design